Reeling machines



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REELING MACHINES Filed Jan. 13, 1960 8 Sheets-Sheet 8 LI 216 I Patented Oct. 2, 1962 3,056,562 REELLJG MACHlNEd Ernst Lucite, Mangers, Wurttemberg, Germany, assiguor to Croon & Lucke G.rn.b.l[-li., Mengen, Wurttemherg, Germany Filed Jan. 13, 1950, Ser. No. 2,151 13 Claims. (Cl. 242-64) The present invention relates to a reeling machine, and more particularly to a reeling machine having two reels which are alternately driven for winding material on the respective driven reel means.

It is one object of the present invention to provide a reeling machine which permits simultaneous winding of material on one reel, and removal of wound material from the other reel.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a reeling machine in which a carrier supporting two reels can be turned so that at any time one of the reels is located at a winding station, and the other of the reels is located at a delivery station.

Another object of the present invention is to provide the reeling machine with locking means assuring a foolproof operation of the machine, for example for me venting turning of the carrier with the reels while one of the reels is driven in a winding operation, and for preventing detaching of a reel from the carrier when the respective reel is not at the delivery station.

With these objects in view, a reeling machine according to the present invention mainly comprises supporting means; a carrier mounted on the supporting means for turning movement about a carrier axis between a first position and a second position; and first and second reel means mounted on the carrier for rotation about parallel reeling axes extending parallel to the carrier axis. The first reel means is located at a winding station and the second reel means is located at a delivery station in the first position of the carrier, and in the second position of the carrier the second reel means is located at the wind ing station and the first reel means is located at the delivery station.

A drive means, for example an electric motor, is provided for driving the reel means at the winding station in both positions of the carrier. The drive means are preferably arranged at one end of the carrier, and each of the reel means is detachably mounted at the other end of the carrier to permit removal of wound material at the delivery station. In this manner, in each position of the carrier, material can he wound on the reel means at the winding station, and wound material can be simultaneously removed from the other reel means at the delivery station.

In the preferred embodiments of the present invention the drive means are mounted on the supporting means and coupling means are provided for coupling the reel means, which is at the winding station, to the drive means. This can be accomplished by shifting a coupling part, or by mounting the reel means shiftable in axial direction so that a coupling part on the reel means can be moved into coupling position engaging a coupling part on the supporting means at the winding station.

In the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the end of the carrier remote from the driving means has a pair of pivoted supporting arms on which the reel means are turnably mounted. When the supporting arms are turned to a retracted position, the respective ends of the reel means are free so that the material can be drawn off in axial direction at the delivery station.

Locking means are provided for preventing movement of a supporting arm to the retracted releasing position while the carrier is being turned, or while the respective reel means is at the winding station.

To prevent dropping of a reel means whose supporting arm is retracted, supports are provided. in one embodiment of the present invention, the support is turnable between a position supporting the reel means and an inoperative position, and is operatively connected to another locking means to prevent release of a reel means before the same is supported.

in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the carrier has a carrier shaft and pairs of supporting arms at the end of the carrier shaft. The carrier is turnable through between the above mentioned first and second positions, so that it is possible to provide gravity operated locking means on the supporting arms which effect certain locking operations only when the respective supporting arm is located at the winding station.

As explained above, the detached end of a reel means is preferably supported on a support. However, if the reel means is short, it is contemplated to provide a long bearing at the permanently supported end of the reel means, so that such bearing is sufficient to support the reel means while its other end is detached. The operating means for the reel means are unlocked at the delivery station, where they can be coupled to manually operated means by which the diameter of the reel means can be varied at the delivery station.

It is advantageous to use the coupling part by which each reel means is coupled to the drive means at the winding station, for coupling the operating means for the reel means at the delivery station. In all embodiments of the present invention, locking means are provided which prevent operations desirable only at the winding station when the respective reel means is located at the delivery station, and which prevent operation desirable at the delivery station when the respective: reel means is located at the winding station.

The novel features which are considered as characteristic for the invention are set forth in particular in the appended cla ms. The invention itself, however, both as to its construction and its method of operation, together with additional objects and advantages thereof, will be best understood from the following description of specific embodiments when read in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is an end view of one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a fragmentary plan view illustrating the front end of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

H6. 3 is a fragmentary side view of the front end shown in FIG. 2;

PEG. 4 is a fragmentary rear view of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary side view showing the rear end of the machine;

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary side View showing the rear end of the machine in another operational condition;

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary plan view of the rear end of the machine with the carrier omitted for the sake of clarity;

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary plan view of the rear end of the carrier;

I FIG. 9 is a fragmentary end view of a carrier arm at the rear end of the machine;

FIG. 10 is a fragmentary side view of the rear end of another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a fragmentary side view illustrating another operational position of the embodiment of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a fragmentary plan view of the rear end of the embodiment of FIG. 10 illustrating the reel means at the delivery station in a condition for removal of wound material;

FIG. 13 is a cross sectional view taken on line 1313 in FIG. 10; and

FIG. 14 is a fragmentary cross sectional view on an enlarged scale illustrating a detail of PlG. 13 with the carrier arms omitted for the sake of clarity.

Referring now to the drawings, and more particularly to FIGS. 1 to 9, the reeling machine according to this embodiment of the present invention has supporting means including a base it and two upright supports 2. Supports 2 have bearing means 6 which are open on top, and support a carrier 3, and more particularly the carrier shaft 4 at the ends of which two pairs of supporting arms 5 are mounted. First and second reel means are mounted at the ends of supporting arms 5 and each reel means includes a reel shaft 8 and reel means 7 constructed of axially extending rods and radially extending spreading means supporting the reel rods on the respective shaft 8, as will be described hereinafter in greater detail. The axes of the reel shafts 8 are equidistant from and parallel to the carrier axis of carrier shaft 4, so that the carrier can be turned through 180 between a first position and a second position in which each reel means occupies the position previously occupied by the other reel means.

Each reel means carries at the front end of the machine a coupling part 9 which in one position of the respective reel means is located opposite another coupling part 10 mounted on the supporting means 1, 2 and driven by drive shaft 11 which is connected by a pulley and belt drive 77, 78 to a motor 75. When one of the reel means is located opposite coupling part 1! its coupling part Q can be coupled to coupling part 14) so that the respective reel means is driven for winding material on reel 7. Therefore, the respective reel means is located at a winding station in this position, while at the same time the other reel means is located at a delivery station at which previously wound material can be removed from the reel 7. When the carrier is turned through 180, the reel means on the left as viewed in FIGS. 1 and 2 is moved from the winding station to the delivery station, and the reel means on the right as viewed in FIGS. 1 and 2, is moved from the delivery station to the winding station where it can be coupled to the drive means.

As best seen in FIG. 3, the coupling part 10 is shifted between a disengaged position and a coupling position by lever means 12, 13. A shaft 15 is turnably mounted into bearings 16 and 17 and carries a lever 14 articulated to lever 13, and a handle lever 18 which is manually operated for shifting the coupling part 19. When the coupling means 9, 1t? is coupled, the reel means at the winding station turns in direction of the arrow in FIG. 1.

Locking means are provided to prevent a turning of the carrier while one of the reel means is coupled and driven. A lever 19 is secured to shaft 15 and turns with the same when coupling part 11} is shifted. The upper arm 20 of lever 19 is articulated to a locking pin 22 which is guided in a bore of support 2 and is located opposite a corresponding bore 23 in the carrier arm 5 at the delivery station. When coupling means 9, 10 is in coupled position, locking pin 22 is located in bore 23 and prevents turning of the carrier.

The lower arm 21 of lever 19 is articulated to a rod 24 which is guided in a bearing 25 for axial movement, and has a rack bar 26 at its end, as best seen in FIG. 3. A gear 27 is turnable in the base 1, and meshes with rack bar 26, and also with a corresponding rack bar 28 which is connected to a rod 29. Rod 29 is guided for axial movement in a bearing 30, and has an end located at the rear end of the machine and articulated to a double armed lever 31 which is mounted on a bracket 32, as best seen in FIG. 5. The upper end of lever 31 carries a locking pin 22 cooperating with a bore 23 in the carrier arm 5 which is located at the delivery station. Consequently the carrier is locked against turning movement by locking pins 22 at the front end and at the rear end of the machine.

In order to illustrate both positions of the locking means d 22, 123, FIG. 3 shows the releasing position of the locking means in which the coupling means 9, It is disengaged, and FIG. 5 shows the locking position corresponding to the coupled position of the coupling means, which are not shown in FIG. 5.

When the reel means at the winding station has been fully wound, handle 18 is turned in clockwise direction as viewed in FIG. 3, so that coupling means 10 and locking pin 22 assume the position shown in FIG. 3. Carrier 3 is then turned in direction of the arrow A in FIGS. 1 and 4 until the empty reel means is located at the winding station aligned with coupling means It}, and the full reel means is located at the delivery station. In this position, the lever 18 is turned in countercloclr- Wise direction as indicated by the arrow in FIG. 3 until the coupling means 9, 1t engage, and the locking pins 22 at both ends of the carrier lock the carrier against turning movement. The wound material on the reel means at the delivery station is tied and pushed toward the rear end of the reel means. Thereupon, the rear end of the reel means at the delivery station is detached from the respective supporting arm 5 of the carrier 3, and the wound material is taken off the reel rods in axial direction of the reel means.

In order to permit detachment of the rear end of the reel means at the delivery station, both carrier arms 5 at the rear end of the carrier have pivoted supporting arms 33, best seen in FIGS. 4, 6, 8, and 9. Each supporting arm 33 is turnable about a pivot pin 34- between a normal position shown in FIGS. 5 and 9, and a releasing position retracted from the pointed end portion 35 of the respective reel shaft 8.

Locking means are provided for locking the pivoted supporting arms 3?; in the normal position. As shown in FIG. 9, a lever 5t} is turnably mounted on each pivoted supporting arm 33 and is spring-loaded by a spring 53 to assume a locking position in which a latch portion 52 is located in a catch channel 54. Since latch portion 52 extends across the fixed part and the pivoted part of the respective carrier arm, the pivoted supporting arm 33 cannot be turned to a position releasing the reel shaft portion 35 as long as the latch portion 52 is in locking position. The latch can be opened when the respective supporting arm 33 is at the delivery station, but should not be opened when the respective supporting arm is at the winding station. To prevent operation of handle 50, 51 at the winding station, gravity operated catch means are provided and include a pin '55 whose head portion limits movement of a ring 56 between a locking position located opposite the end portion of lever arm 57, and a releasing position illustrated in FIG. 9. As shown in FIG. 9, supporting arm 33 is at the delivery station, and consequently catch means 55, 56 are located below the supporting arm 33 permitting ring 56 to drop to the illustrated position in which the locking means 50, 52 can be released and supporting arm 33 retracted. When the entire carrier is turned to its other position, the respective supporting arm 33 would turn through so that the catch means 55, 56 would be located above the supporting arm 33. In this position, ring 56 drops onto the top surface of the supporting arm 33, and locks locking means Stl, 5'7, 52 so that the pivoted supporting arm 33 cannot be retracted from the end portion of the reel shaft.

While in some constructions it may be possible to support the respective reel means only at the front end of the machine by a suitably long bearing while the support arm 33 is retracted at the rear end of the machine, it is preferred to provide a support for the detached rear end of the reel means at the delivery station. As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, 6, and 7, a support lever 36 is mounted in the base 1 of the machine turnable about the shaft 37 between the inoperative position shown in FIG. 5 and the operative position shown in FIG. 6 in which a pair of rollers 39 at the upper end of support lever 36 engage and support the rear end of the reel shaft 8 when the pivoted supporting arm 33 is retracted, as shown in FIG. 6. A hand: 38 is secured to the shaft 37 for shifting support 36, 39 between inoperative and supporting positions. Catch means 4% cooperate with a pin ll on the base 1 of the machine to arrest support lev 36 in both positions, as shown in PEG. 6.

it is preferred to provide means to prevent turning of carrier 3 between its first and second position While a supporting arm 33 is in the retracted position shown in FIG. 8. Also, it is necessary to prevent that support lever as is turned to its supporting position while the carrier is being turned.

As :best seen in FIGS. 5 and 7, a connecting rod 42 is articulated to support lever 36, and connected to an angular lever 43 which is turnably mounted on the base 1 of the machine. Lever 43 is articulated to a connecting link 2 which is articulated to one arm of a double-armed locking lever 46, as best seen in FIG. 4-. Locking lever 45 is turnably mounted on base 1, and has an end portion 46 locking the pivoted supporting arm 33 at the delivery station in normal position, as long as support lever 36 is in its inoperative position. Consequently, it is not possible to retract the pivoted supporting arm 33 and to rerelease the rear end of a reel means at the delivery station, unless the support arm as supports such rear end, preventing dropping of the rear end of the reel means by an inexperienced operator.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, an arresting pin 47 is articulated to the lower end of lever 31 which controls the locking pin 22. at the rear end of the machine. Arresting pin 47 passes through a bore in the base frame 1 of the machine and cooperates with the lower end portion of locking lever 45. When lever 31 is turned in clockwise direction as viewed in FIG. 4 so that locking pins 22 release the carrier for turning movement, arresting pin 47 looks the lever 45 so that it cannot be turned whereby at the same time turning of support lever 36 to its supporting position is prevented. Consequently, neither pivoted supporting arm 33 can be retracted, nor supporting lever 38 raised, while the carrier is free to turn.

When support lever 36 is turned to supporting position after locking pins 22 have locked the carrier, lever 45 turns in direction of the arrow B in FIG. 4 releasing the pivoted supporting arm 33 at the delivery station, so that it can be turned to the retracted position shown in FIG. 8 permitting removal of the wound material from the reel means at the delivery station by drawing the wound material off the free end of the reel means 7, 3. In this releasing position of levers 45, 46, 48, the end portion td is located behind a ring 49 on rod 29, so that rod 29 cannot be shifted to move the locking pins 22 to a releasing position, and consequently the carrier remains locked as long as the end portion 46 of locking lever 45 releases the respective supporting arm 33 at the delivery station.

In the modified embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 16 to 14, locking means are provided to prevent turning of the support lever for the detached reel means to an undesired position so that the reel means is always supported when the pivoted supporting arm at the rear end of the carrier is retracted at the delivery station.

The reeling machine includes a base 218 with two upright supports 219 which turnably support the carrier shaft 2211?. Carrier shaft 22-3 has carrier arms 221 at the ends thereof, and the shaft means 223 of the reel means 224 are mounted on the carrier arms, as described with reference to the other embodiments of the invention.

The supporting arms 221 at the rear end of the machine are pivotally mounted on an arresting member 2291: on a common shaft 220a. FIG. 12 shows in the upper portion the normal supporting position of a pivoted arm 221, and in the lower portion the retracted position of an arm 221 in which the tapered end portion of the reel shaft 223 is detached from the carrier arm so that wound material can be removed in axial direction from the reel means.

It is necessary to support the rear end of the detached reel shaft 223 by a support lever 201, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11. Support lever 2M as at the upper end supporting rolls Zfilla, and is secured at its lower end to a shaft 2M1) which extends transverse to the carrier shaft and to the reel shaft 223. A member 284; is clamped to shaft 201b, and has a bore 203 which in the Supporting position of support lever 201 is located opposite an arresting pin 205, as shown in FIG. 10. In the inoperative position of support lever 2G1, arresting pin 205 cannot be placed in bore 203. Arresting pin 2% is connected by a member 207 in a connecting rod 208 which is articulated to an angular lever 26? mounted at 209a on the base of the machine. The other end of lever 299 is articulated to a connecting rod 210 which is guided for vertical movement in a bearing 210a. A coil spring 212 abuts against an adjustable ring 225' on connecting rod 210 and against the bracket 21th: so that rod 213 is urged to move upwardly, and to retract the arresting pin 205.

On each pivoted supporting arm 221, a rod is mounted for turning movement, and is operated by handle 215, as best seen in FIG. 13. The inner ends of shafts 215a are connected to locking members 216 which are normally located in recesses 22190 of arresting member 22th) which is secured to carrier shaft 22%} for turning movement. As long as locking members 216 are located in the recesses of arresting member 22%, arms 221 are locked in the position shown in FIG. 11 supporting both reel means. When a locking member are is turned out of the corresponding recess by turning of handle 215, as shown in FIG. 12, the respective supporting arm 221 can be turned about pivot pin 220a to the retracted position releasing the respective reel means 223.

As in the other embodiment of the present invention, it is desirable to permit a turning of the pivoted supporting arm 221 to the retracted position only when the respective arm is located at the delivery station. Otherwise, reel means may be released during the turning of the carrier, or while being driven. A blocking drum 213 is provided for this purpose, and surrounds the arresting member 22%. The blocking drum 213 has an opening 213a which coincides with the respective recesses 2200 only at the delivery station, so that the respective locking member 216 can be turned out of recess 224K} and through opening 213:! by operation of handle 21%. Member 216 is thus placed below the lower recess 2260 as viewed in MG. 14 by operation of handle 215, and when supporting arm 221 is moved to the retracted position shown in the lower part of FIG. 12, the respective locking member 216 assumes the position shown in FIG. 14 located between a projecting end member 212 on red 2M and a rigid projection 2131; On blocking drum 213. Spring 212. urges member 211 against locking member 216.

Arresting member 22%!) has a bore 22nd connecting the recesses 22th: A locking pin 230 is slidably located in bore 22%, and drops in the position illustrated in FlG. 14 into the lower recess 22-30. When locking member 216 is again turned into the position located in recess 228e, locking: pin 239 is raised and pushed out of the lower recess ZZtlc, without, however, entering the upper recess 22%.

When the reel means at the winding station has been fully wound, and previously Wound material has been removed at the delivery station from the other reel means, carrier shaft 226 is turned so that the empty reel means is placed at the winding station, and the full reel means is placed at the delivery station. Support lever 291 is in the inoperative position shown in FIG. 11, and the locking member 216 are both located in the respective recesses Z'Ztic to prevent turning of the pivoted supporting arms 221.

It is not possible to turn a locking member 216 out of recess 22th, since portion 211 is urged by spring 212 to close the recess 2200. Rod 216 cannot be pushed downwardly as viewed in FIG. 14 by locking member 2116 in aosaese recess 22% as long as support lever 2M is in the inoperative position shown in FIG. 11, since the arresting pin 2% is not located opposite bore 263, and blocks movement of all parts connected thereto.

When it is desired to turn the carrier, the coupling means 9, as described with reference to the embodiment of FIGS. '1 to 9 must be disengaged. Thereupon, the carrier can be turned, so that the full reel means is located at the delivery station. The arms 22]. are again in horizontal position, as shown in FIG. 13. The coupling means can be moved to coupling position, and the reel means at the winding station is driven. The reel means at the delivery station must now be prepared for removal of the wound material in axial direction, and for this purpose, support lever 201 is turned to the supporting position shown in FIG. 10 so that bore 203 is located opposite arresting pin 205.

In this position, it is possible to move rod 219 and end member 211 in downward direction, and by operation of handle 215 locking member 216 is turned out of recess 2200 while end member 211 and rod 21% move downwardly. Locking member 216 passes through the opening 213a of the blocking drum 2.13 during this operation, which is possible only if the respective supporting arm is located at the delivery station.

Supporting arm 221 is now turned to the retracted position shown in the lower portion of FIG. 12 and is located between end member 211 and projection 21312 as shown in FIG. 14. Arresting pin 205 is located in bore 203, and locks support lever 201 against turning to its inoperative position. Since projection 21311 is part of the stationary blocking drum means 213, arresting pin 2% cannot be shifted to a position releasing support lever 2M until supporting arm 221 is again turned to its normal position supporting the reel means.

When the Wound material is removed in axial direction from the rear end of the free reel means at the delivery station, supporting arm 221 is turned back to its normal position so that locking lever 216 is located opposite the corresponding recess 2219c into which it is urged by the pressure of spring 212 so that supporting arm 221 is again locked in normal position. Since end member 211 and rod 214 move upwardly as looking member 216 enters recess 2260, the arresting pin 2% is retracted from the support lever 2M, which can be turned to its inoperative position.

When locking member 216 is located outside of the respective recess ZZtlc, pin 230 drops to the position illustrated in FIG. 14, and prevents turning of the carrier with arresting member 220]), since the lower end of pin 23% engages the edge of the opening 213:: in the blocking drum 213 which is a stationary part of the supporting means. The lower portion of locking pin 23!} is also located in front of a head of a pin 217 which is operatively connected to the coupling means of the machine, so that the coupling means cannot be actuated while locking pin 23b is in the illustrated dropped position.

It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together, may also find a useful application in other types of reeling machines differing from the types described above.

While the invention has been illustrated and described as embodied in a reeling machine permitting simultaneous winding and removal of wound material, it is not intended to be limited to the details shown, since various modifications and structural changes may be made without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.

Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of the present invention that others can by applying current knowledge readily adapt it for various applications without omitting features that, from the standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute essential characteristis of the generic or specific aspects of this invention.

What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. In a reeling machine, in combination, supporting means; a carrier mounted on said supporting means for turning movement about a carrier axis between a first position and a second position; first and second reel means mounted on said carrier for rotation about parallel reeling axes extending parallel to said carrier axis, said first reel means being located at a winding station and said second reel means being located at a delivery station in said first position, and said second reel means being located at said winding station and said first reel means being located at said delivery station in said second position of said carrier; drive means mounted on said supporting means at one end of said carrier; coupling means having a coupling position for coupling said drive means at said winding station to one end of said first reel means in said first position and to one end of said second reel means in said second position of said carrier, and having a disengaged position permitting turning of said carrier between said positions thereof, the other ends of said reel means being detachably mounted on the other end of said carrier to permit removal of wound material in axial direction of said reel means so that in each of said positions of said carrier, material can be wound on the coupled reel means at said winding station, and wound material can be simultaneously removed from the detached other end of the other reel means at said delivery station; and a support located at said delivery station and being movable to a supporting position supporting the other reel means at said delivery station when said other end or" said other reel means is detached from said carrier.

2. In a reeling machine, in combination, supporting means; a carrier mounted on said supporting means for turning movement about a carrier axis between a first position and a second position; first and second reel means mounted on said carrier for rotation about parallel reeling axes extending parallel to said carrier axis, said first reel means being located at a winding station and said second reel means being located at a delivery station in said first position, and said second reel means being located at said winding station and said first reel means being located at said delivery station in said second position of said carrier, one end of each reel means being detachably mounted on said carrier to permit removal of wound material in axial direction of said reel means at said delivery station; drive means at said winding station for driving the respective reel means located at said winding station so that in each of said positions of said carrier, material can be wound on the reel means at said winding station; and a support at said delivery station and being movable to and from a supporting position for supporting the respective reel means located at said delivery station while said one end thereof is detached and wound material is removed therefrom.

3. In a reeling machine, in combination, supporting means; a carrier including a carrier shaft and a pair of supporting arms secured to each end of said carrier shaft, said carrier being mounted on said supporting means for turning movement about a carrier axis between a first position and a second position; first and second reel means mounted on said supporting arms of said carrier for rotation about parallel reeling axes extending parallel and equidistant to said carrier axis, said first reel means being located at a winding station and said second reel means being located at a delivery station in said first position, and said second reel means being located at said winding station and said first reel means being located at said delivery station in said second position of said carrier; drive means mounted on said supporting means at one end of said carrier; coupling means located at said winding station at said one end of said carrier and having a coupling position for coupling said drive means to one end of said first reel means in said first position and to one end of said second reel means in said second position of said carrier, and having a disengaged position permitting turning of said carrier between said positions thereof so that in each of said first and second positions of said carrier, material can be wound on the coupled reel means at said winding station, said carrier including pivot means pivotally supporting arms at the other end of said carrier for movement between a normal position supporting the respective other ends of said reel means for rotation and a releasing position retracted from the respective other end of the respective reel means; and a support located at said delivery station and being movable to and from a supporting position for supporting the respective reel means located at said delivery station while said other end of the respective reel means is released so that wound material can be removed from said reel means at said delivery station during winding at said winding station.

4. In a reeling machine, in combination, supporting means; a carrier including a carrier shaft and a pair of supporting arms secured to each end of said carrier shaft, said carrier being mounted on said supporting means for turning movement about a carrier axis between a first position and a second position; first and second reel means mounted on said supporting arms of said carrier for rotation about parallel reeling axes extending parallel and equidistant to said carrier axis, said first reel means being located at a winding station and said second reel means being located at a delivery station in said first position, and said second reel means being located at said winding station and said first reel means being located at said delivery station in said second position of said carrier; drive means mounted on said supporting means at one end of said carrier; and coupling means located at said winding station at said one end of said carrier and having a coupling position for coupling said drive means to one end of said first reel means in said first position and to one end of said second reel means in said second position of said carrier, and having a disengaged position permitting turning of said carrier between said positions thereof so that in each of said first and second positions of said carrier, material can be wound on the coupled reel means at said winding station, said carrier including pivot means pivotally supporting the supporting arms at the other end of said carrier for movement between a normal position supporting the respective other ends of said reel means for rotation and a releasing position retracted from the respective other end of the respective reel means so that wound material can be removed from said reel means at said delivery station during winding at said winding station, locking means for locking said pivoted supporting arms in said normal position and being movable between a locking position and a releasing position, and gravity operated catch means for locking said locking means in said locking position, and being operable by the force of gravity to lock said locking means of said pivoted supporting arms at said winding station, and to release said locking means of said pivoted supporting arm at said delivery station; and a support located at said delivery station and being movable to and from a supporting position for supporting the respective reel means located at said delivery station while said other end of the respective reel means is released.

5. In a reeling machine, in combination, supporting means; a carrier including a carrier shaft and a pair of supporting arms secured to each end of said carrier shaft, said carrier being mounted on said supporting means for turning movement about a carrier axis between a first position and a second position; first and second reel means mounted on said supporting arms of said carrier for rotation about parallel reeling axes extending parallel and equidistant to said carrier axis, said first reel means being located at a winding station and said second reel means being located at a delivery station in said first position, and said second reel means being located at said winding station and said first reel means being located at said delivery station in said second position of said carrier; drive means mounted on said supporting means at one end of said carrier; coupling means located at said winding station at said one end of said carrier and having a coupling position for coupling said drive means to one end of said first reel means in said first position and to one end of said second reel means in said second position of said carrier, and having a disengaged position permitting turning of said carrier between said positions thereof so that in each of said first and second positions of said carrier, material can be wound on the coupled reel means at said Winding station, said carrier including pivot means pivotally supporting the supporting arms at the other end of said carrier for movement between a normal position supporting the respective other ends of said reel means for rotation and a releasing position retracted from the respective other end of the respective reel means so that wound material can be removed from said reel means at said delivery station during winding at said winding station; a support lever located at said delivery station and being movable between an inoperative position and a supporting position supporting the reel means at said delivery station; and blocking means at said delivery station operatively connected to said support lever and to the pivoted supported arm at said delivery station so that said pivoted supporting arm is blocked against movement to said releasing position while said supporting level is in said inoperative position.

6. Ina reeling machine, in combination, supporting means; a carrier including a carrier shaft and a pair of supporting arms secured to each end of said carrier shaft, said carrier being mounted on said supporting means for turning movement about a carrier axis between a first position and a second position; first and second reel means mounted on said supporting arms of said carrier for rotation about parallel reeling axes extending parallel and equidistant to said carrier axis, said first reel means being located at a winding station and said second reel means being located at a delivery station in said first position, and said second reel means being located at said winding station and said first reel means being located at said delivery station in said second position of said carrier; drive means mounted on said supporting means at one end of said carrier; and coupling means located at said winding station at said one end of said carrier and having a coupling position for coupling said drive means to one end of said first reel means in said first position and to one end of said second reel means in said second position of said carrier, and having a disengaged position permitting turning of said carrier between said positions thereof so that in each of said first and second positions of said carrier, material can be wound on the coupled reel means at said Winding station, said carrier including pivot means pivotally supporting the supporting arms at the other end of said carrier for movement between a normal position supporting the respective other ends of said reel means vfor rotation and a releasing position retracted from the respective other end of the respective reel means so that wound material can be removed from said real means at said delivery station during winding at said winding station, and locking means for locking said pivoted supporting arms in said normal position and being movable between a locking position and a releasing position, and catch means for locking said locking means in said locking position, and being operable to lock said locking means of said pivoted supporting arms only at said winding station, and to release said locking means of said pivoted supporting arms at said delivery station; and a support located at said delivery station and being movable to and from a supporting position for supporting the respective reel means located at said delivery station while said other end of the respective reel means is released.

7. A reeling machine as set forth in claim 3 wherein aoeaeez said support includes a supporting lever at said delivery station movable between an inoperative position and a supporting position supporting the reel means at said delivery station when the respective pivoted supporting arm is in said releasing position; and arresting means for locking said supporting lever in said supporting position, said arresting means being operatively connected to said pivoted supporting arms to permit movement of said supporting lever to said inoperative position only when the pivoted supporting arm at said delivery station is in said normal position.

8. A reeling machine as set forth in claim 3 and including an arresting member having two recesses and fixedly secured to said carrier intermediate said pivoted supporting arms; and wherein each of said pivoted supporting arms includes a locking member located in one of said recesses in said normal position of said pivoted supporting arm, and preventing said pivoted supporting arm from movement to said releasing position, said locking member being manually turnable to a position located outwardly of the respective recess to permit turning of said supporting arm to said releasing position; blocking means on said supporting means surrounding said arresting member and having an opening permitting passage of said locking members only at said delivery station so that said pivoted supporting arms can be moved to said releasing position only at said delivery station.

9. A reeling machine as set forth in claim 8 and including a supporting lever at said delivery station movable between an inoperative position and a supporting position supporting the reel means at said delivery station; arresting means for locking said supporting lever in said supporting position; and linkage means including a spring loaded member abutting said locking member and connected to said arresting means for effecting locking of said supporting lever when said locking member is located outside of the respective recess.

10. A reeling machine as set forth in claim 9 wherein said locking member is located between said spring-loaded member and said blocking means when located outside of said recess whereby said linkage means is locked.

11. A reeling machine as set forth in claim 9 wherein said spring-loaded member closes said recess and prevents movement of said locking member out of said recess when said arresting means engage said supporting lever in said inoperative position.

12. A reeling machine as set forth in claim 8 wherein said arresting member has a bore connecting said two recesses, and a pin movably mounted in said bore and dropping into the recess which is lower in said first and second positions of said carrier, the portion of said pin located in said lower recess cooperating with said blocking means to prevent turning of said carrier, said pin being moved out of said lower recess by said locking member passing into said lower recess for locking the respective pivoted supporting arm.

13. In a reeling machine, in combination, supporting means; a carrier including a carrier shaft and a pair of supporting arms secured to each end of said carrier shaft, said carrier being mounted on said supporting means for turning movement about a carrier axis between a first position and a second position; first and second reel means mounted on said supporting arms of said carrier for rotation about parallel reeling axes extending parallel and equidistant to said carrier axis, said first reel means being located at a winding station and said second reel means being located at a delivery station in said first position, and said second reel means being located at said winding station and said first reel means being located at said delivery station in said second position of said carrier; drive means mounted on said supporting means at one end of said carrier; coupling means located at said winding station at said one end of said carrier and having a coupling position for coupling said drive means to one end of said first reel means in said first position and to one end of said second reel means in said second position of said carrier, and having a disengaged position permitting turning of said carrier between said positions thereof so that in each of said first and second positions of said carrier, material can be wound on the coupled reel means at said winding station, said carrier including pivot means pivotally supporting the supporting arms at the other end of said carrier for movement between a normal position supporting the respective other ends of said reel means for rotation and a releasing position retracted from the respective other end of the respective reel means; a support located at said delivery station and being movable to and from a supporting position for supporting the respective reel means located at said delivery station while said other end of the respective reel means is released so that wound material can be removed from said reel means at said delivery station during winding at said winding station; arresting means for locking said support in said supporting position and being operatively connected to said pivoted supported arms to permit movement of said support out of said supporting position only when the pivoted supporting arm at said delivery station is in said normal position; and catch means on each of said pivoted supporting arms for locking the same against movement to said releasing position, said catch means being releas able only when the respective supporting arm is at said delivery station.

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